You could also try to rotate the pinion to help it walk off the teeth. Since there is nothing to hold it down on the pinion, it may help lift it off it. Do note any shims that come out with the bearings and what side. The shims push the carrier/ring gear side to side to mate the gear mesh correctly.

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